HIS241H1 Lecture : 3 - Napoleonic war.docx
Document Summary
Named himself first consul after taking over in a coup d" tat: when he took power, he made a declaration to the french. People that the revolution lives on through him that he will follow the guidelines, be true to the ideals of the revolution: napoleon was the final stage of the revolution. Fighting between left & right and in-fighting between left radicals & moderists. Results of revolution: abolition of feudalism, rights of man & citizen. Born in corsica (island off of france in mediterranean) bought by. France in 1769 a lot of opposition in corsica to french rule since purchase: there is still resentment in corsica to this day. After the revolution, napoleon joined the corscican nationalists and wanted to separate from france. Things went south for the corsicans so he joined the revolution (revolutionaries had the upper hand: clear indication that he has no principles only joined the side with the better odds.
